
Hurricane Melissa strengthens in the Caribbean: ‘It will break many records’
Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands are expected to bear the brunt of the storm

Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands are expected to bear the brunt of the storm

The president is using an unintelligible equation as a way to impose higher tariffs on the countries with which the United States has the largest trade deficit

The real estate magnate made decisive gains among Latinos, women and voters without a college degree

The storm delivered a year’s worth of rainfall in just a few hours. The unprecedented downpour overwhelmed rivers, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake

EL PAÍS predicts the outcome of the tournament, in which Argentina and Brazil start as favorites, although in one out of every three simulations another team will win. Predictions are updated every day

EL PAÍS once again predicts the outcome of the tournament. France and England start as favorites, although 60% of the time another team will win. Predictions are updated every day

Surveys from the most recent elections in Argentina, Poland, Brazil and Spain confirm that women vote less for extreme parties, as noted by many academic studies

The following is the prediction of seats and majorities of our statistical model, based on polls and 15,000 simulations. The most likely outcome is that PP and Vox will have a majority (55% of the time), but it would not be entirely surprising to see a tight result and a left-wing government

Next-door nations are preparing for a flood of visitors as cases and hospitalizations surge in the Asian giant

After several disappointments at international level, the Argentina forward has now lifted the Copa América and become a world champion in the space of a year and a half

EL PAÍS is using a statistical model to determine the results of the soccer tournament. The probabilities will be updated every day following each game

The right-wing coalition, led by the Brothers of Italy part, triumphed at the polls, and according to projections, should have a solid majority in both houses of parliament

Since the Spanish tennis player first emerged on the scene, he has practically owned Roland Garros, losing only three titles out of 18. He has won 91% of the highest-level matches on clay, more than Federer on grass (89%) and Djokovic on hard court ( 85%)

Partial data collected in Spain and extensive analysis in the UK show that immunized individuals are at a much lower risk of being admitted to hospital or dying from the coronavirus

In 26 provinces, Covid-19 patients are occupying more than 25% of intensive care beds, while five regions are seeing the highest number of regular hospital admissions since the beginning of the vaccination drive

The vaccination drive is picking up pace in Spain, while in Madrid many parents have opted not to send their children to school due to the spike in coronavirus cases

Hospitals in countries where there is higher vaccination coverage appear to be faring better, but there are examples that suggest caution is needed both on the continent and on Spanish territory

Encouraged by the parliamentary success of a tiny party named Teruel Exists, a new platform representing underfunded regions is getting ready to run in the next general election and start advocating for change

The social media group has suspended 20 accounts that have been compulsively praising the PSOE, while attacking its main political rival

The total number of Covid-19 hospital admissions is far from January levels. But hospitalizations in general are breaking new records among the under-40s in several regions and are also growing among older people

Some 64% of people between the ages of 25 and 29 still live with their parents in Spain, double the figure for France and Germany, while those who have moved out are spending a large chunk of their salary on rent

EL PAÍS looks at how the country’s Covid-19 inoculation drive will progress under several different scenarios: at the current speed, at the rate of the United States and if first doses are prioritized

Data from the National Statistics Institute show that there continues to be a discrepancy between the official number of coronavirus victims and the unexpected fatalities recorded in civil registries

Only Romania and the Czech Republic have registered more Covid-19 deaths per inhabitant. If the trend continues, there will be 8,000 more official victims by Christmas

Studies show that 10% of positive cases are responsible for 80% of infections. But in Spain, only 12% of diagnoses are linked to known outbreaks

The number of unexpected fatalities calculated by the National Statistics Institute in Spain is double the official coronavirus death toll. The total is nearly 59,000 since March

After a months-long downward trend, the country is now reporting more than 1,000 new infections a day, while outbreaks have been detected across the territory